Sehgal started out in the 1930s as a dancer. She performed with a troupe led by Uday Shankar, the pioneer of modern Indian dance. Her travels around the world with the group were unusual for an Indian woman of her generation.

In the 1940s she joined a theater group in Mumbai and eventually started acting in films. Even though she performed cameo parts, she always made her presence felt. She was part of Bollywood blockbusters like “Hum Dil Chuke Sanam,” or “I Have Given My Heart,” and “Kal Ho Naa Ho,” or “Whether Tomorrow Comes or Not.”

She also acted in films like “Bend It Like Beckham,” and “Bhajji on the Beach,” made by British-Indian filmmaker Gurinder Chaddha.

Her last film was the Bollywood saga “Saawariya,” or “Beloved,” in 2007.

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